Penn State students hold a sign as they gather in remembrance around a statue of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, outside Beaver Stadium. (Jan. 22, 2012)

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David Marselles and Courtney O'Brien share a moment next to a cardboard cutout of Joe Paterno, the former Penn State football coach, after hearing of Paterno's death outside of Beaver Stadium. (Jan. 22, 2012)

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A man reaches out to touch the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno outside of Beaver Stadium. (Jan. 22, 2012)

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Student Annelise Gaus embraces other members of the Penn State Singing Lions group after singing a song at the statue of Joe Paterno. Paterno, who was 85 years old, died due to complications from lung cancer. (Jan. 22, 2012)

Signs and candles lay on the ground at the statue of Joe Paterno, the former Penn State football coach, outside Beaver Stadium. (Jan. 22, 2012)

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Penn State wrestling fans Gary Reed, left, of Huntingdon, Pa., and George Hoover, righ, of Port Matilda, Pa., applaud after a moment of silence in honor of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno before a wrestling match against Iowa. (Jan. 22, 2012)

Police try to control students and those in the community as they fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired. (Nov. 10, 2011)

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Police try to control students and those in the community as they fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired. (Nov. 10, 2011)

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A news van is flipped over as students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired. (Nov. 10, 2011)

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Pennsylvania State Police in riot gear line East College Avenue in the early morning hours in State College, Pennsylvania. Police patrolled the streets following a riot on the Penn State campus in response to the firing of Joe Paterno. (Nov. 10, 2011)

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Police hold back students after they reacted off campus in State College, Pa. (Nov. 9, 2011)

Police hold back students after they reacted off campus Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, in State College, Pa. to Penn State board of trustees firing of football coach Joe Paterno Wednesday. Hundreds of students gathered about two blocks from the campus, with some chanting "We want Joe! We want Joe!" Some shook a lamp post and others tipped over the news van, kicking out its windows. Police fired bursts of pepper gas. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community visit the Joe Paterno statue after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, at Beaver Field, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community visit the Joe Paterno statue after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, at Beaver Field, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. Paterno and Spanier have lost their positions amid allegations that former former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was involved with child sex abuse. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State. (Nov. 9, 2011)

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community visit the Joe Paterno statue after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, at Beaver Field, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. Paterno and Spanier have lost their positions amid allegations that former former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was involved with child sex abuse. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. Paterno and Spanier have lost their positions amid allegations that former former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was involved with child sex abuse. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. Paterno and Spanier have lost their positions amid allegations that former former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was involved with child sex abuse. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 9: Students and those in the community fill the streets and react after football head coach Joe Paterno was fired during the Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference, in downtown Penn State, November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Police head across a street in State College, Pa., Wednesday night, Nov. 9, 2011, as students gather after the Penn State board of trustees voted to fire football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Students walk along a street Wednesday night, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa., after the Penn State board of trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Penn State students and others gather off campus following the firing of football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Penn State students and others gather off campus, one holding a cutout of football coach Joe Paterno, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa., after the firing of Paterno and university president Graham Spanier. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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